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Rabindra Dharmaraj

1981·IndiaIndia
Award tierSilver

Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. Amma re-locates to a shanty slum near Dharavi, Bombay, where Benwa grows up and shines shoes for a living. Amma is sexually active with Looka, a hoodlum and extortionist who shows up once in while, and also has a steady relationship with trucker, Anna. Both Looka and Anna are unaware of each other. Looka gets Benwa married to Amli from a nearby slum & Anna gets Amma a much better shelter. All seems to be going well until the Police come looking for an injured Looka, when he robs a pharmacy in order to get medicines for himself. Watch what happens when the Police arrive and find a visibly pregnant Amma with Looka, and the impact this will have on her relationship with Anna.

Cast

Arun Bakshi·Savita Bajaj·Suresh Bhagwat·Suhas Bhalekar

Producers

Manmohan Shetty·Pradeep Uppoor

Languages

IndiaHindi

Major Awards

1 win · 1 nomination

Wins (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Locarno Film Festival (1981)

Golden Leopard

Rabindra Dharmaraj

Nominations (1)

Best Picture

Filmfare Awards (1982)

Best Film

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